Fatal accident involving MATA bus and cement truck

Fatal accident involving MATA bus and cement truck
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (FOX13) -

A MATA bus driver was killed Tuesday morning on southbound I-240 and South Parkway after she was ejected from the bus she operating after a collision with a cement truck.

The MATA bus driver was identified as Chantel Sanders. She had been a MATAplus driver since 2005.

The scene was horrific, which unfolded at around

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Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended

By JOAN LOWY
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

The National Transportation Safety Board said states should shrink

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Enforcer for Memphis drug ring gets life in prison

Enforcer for Memphis drug ring gets life in prison
Enforcer for Memphis drug ring gets life in prison

By ADRIAN SAINZ
Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A gang member convicted of working as an enforcer for a violent Memphis-based drug ring with ties to Mexican cartels has been sentenced to life in prison.

Clinton Lewis was sentenced Tuesday in Memphis federal court by U.S. District Judge Samuel H. Mays. Lewis and his

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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer.

The Oscar-winning actress and partner to Brad Pitt made the announcement in the form of an op-ed she authored for Tuesday's New York Times under the headline, "My Medical

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GOP governors want special prosecutor in IRS case

GOP governors want special prosecutor in IRS case
GOP governors want special prosecutor in IRS case

By KEN THOMAS
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Republican governors are urging President Barack Obama to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the Internal Revenue Service's admission that it targeted conservative political groups.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker call the allegations

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